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The Journey Nelson Mandela

18 July 1918 Mnvezo you gave birth A birth to a son of Chief Henry Mandela In the land of the Bathembu Tribe You nourished your son with great breasts The breasts the never dried out of milk Fort hare and Wits university The cleavage so huge,he did not feel the distance Both breast he could reach for feeding his mind with wisdom Rholihlahla the trouble make As you were known back then The trouble you started 1944 when- When pulling the branches of ANC Leading them out of apartheid era rather than to fire. Fighting against whites domination Fighting against black domination You had a dream A dream to see whites and Blacks community living in harmony 1964 to 1982 just before I was born Robin Island was you second home They predicted you will perish there Forgetting the meaning behind your name Rholihlahla! The trouble make Just like a snare,11 feb 1990 befell them The whole world felt the pains as of pang pains Indeed there were pang pains preceding his resurrection The Birth of first Black South African president The birth of new South Africa A rainbow nations The birth of international Mandela day Today people world wide portray what you've fought for Humanity, Harmony, Freedom and peace Mimicking your humanity, they give willingly to the needy 27 years you reduced it to 67 minutes to benefit the less fortunate Under you wings we felt secure We never thought the one day One day you cease living 6 Dec 2013 when the sun set It set with the sad news Tata is no more 15 December 2013 The chapter of great man closed Qunu accepted his remians with joy Son of the soil has returned to it with pride Your Journey does not end here You left the world talking Seeking ways to revive your believes They are concerned about reviving you ideas If they follow closely your footsteps They will find the way R.I.P Tata

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Date: 4/19/2015 1:21:00 PM
Remembering Mandela especially now when there is so much trouble in your land. Thanks for sharing your personal journey with him.
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Bongani Zungu
Date: 4/20/2015 1:15:00 AM
Patricia, Thank you for stopping by and follow through the journey of an old man. Troubles present fresh approach to underlying issues and I hope this will resurrect the ideologies of African renaissance.
Date: 10/4/2014 10:33:00 AM
HIS LEGACY LIVES ON, FOR HE IS ONE OF A KIND, NICE POEM THIS SHOULD BE READ ALL OVER AFRICA..........,RICHARD
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Bongani Zungu
Date: 10/6/2014 1:21:00 AM
lol, all over africa! what an accolade my friend. Thank you very much. Tata is truly one of a kind!
Date: 12/6/2013 12:25:00 PM
- A man no one will forget!!! - R.I. P. Nelson Mandela - Nice poem. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Bongani Zungu
Date: 12/6/2013 9:50:00 PM
Dedicating the minute and read my poem,means a lot to me therefore I thank you for your comment.

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